How to Manage Canned Response
Canned responses are a pre-written set of response templates or messages for the frequently asked questions in the support tickets. Agents can create or use the canned responses in their support tickets. The canned response page consists of a list of all the canned responses. The information about the owner, access scope, and the usage count can be found on this page.
Creating a canned response
To create a canned response, follow the steps below:
- Navigate through the Agent Portal > Admin Module > Canned Responses.
- Click the Add Canned Response option to create a new canned response.
- Enter the required Titleand Description for the canned response. Select the Access Scope and Category from the dropdown menu and then click the Add button to add a new canned response.
Note: Admins have permission to create public canned responses visible to everyone. Others can create private canned responses visible to only who created it.
Using placeholders in description
- Navigate through the Agent Portal > Admin Module > Canned Responses.
- Click the Add Canned Response option.
- Click Insert Placeholders for a dialog box to appear.
- Place a mouse cursor in the description where you want to insert.
- Select and click the required placeholders to insert at the appropriate position in the description.
In the above screenshot, two placeholders are used in the contents listed below.
{{ticket.requester.displayname}}
{{ticket.agent.displayname}}
Note: While using these canned responses in the ticket, the actual requester and agent name will be replaced dynamically.
Editing canned response
To edit a canned response, follow the steps below:
- Navigate through Agent Portal > Admin Module.
- Click the Edit icon to edit the required canned response.
- Edit the required details and click the Update button.
Changing the owner of a canned response
To change the owner of a canned response, follow the steps below:
- Navigate through Agent Portal > Admin Module.
- Click the Navigator icon.
- Click the Change Owner option for a dialog box for changing the owner to be displayed.
- Select the required agent and click Update to change the owner.
Deleting a canned response
To delete a canned response, follow the steps below:
- Navigate through Agent Portal > Admin Module.
- Click the Navigator icon.
- Click on the Delete option for a dialog box to be displayed.
- Click on the Yes, Delete button to delete the canned response.
Adding a new category for canned responses
To add a new category for canned responses, follow the steps below:
- Navigate through Agent Portal > Admin Module.
- Click the Add Category icon to add a new category
- Enter a name for the category and click the Add button to create a new category.
Editing a category
To delete a category, follow the steps below:
- Navigate through Agent Portal > Admin Module
- Click the Edit Category icon to edit the category name.
- Enter the required name for the category and click the Update button to change the category name.
Deleting a category
To delete a category, follow the steps below:
- Navigate through Agent Portal > Admin Module.
- Click the Delete Category icon to edit the category name for a dialog box to be displayed.
- Click on Yes, Delete button to delete a category
Note: When deleting a category all the canned responses under that category will also be deleted permanently.
Searching for a canned response
You can search for the canned response using the listed options below,
- Enter the search text in the search box and press enter key.
- Search for a canned response under a particular category by changing the category through the dropdown menu.
Note: To manage Canned responses, Agents must have Manage Canned Response permission enabled.
